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Percy Bysshe Shelley: Epipsychidion, Preface 3

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Preface 2 Preface 3 The writer of these lines died at Florence in [January 1820] while he was preparing * * for one wildest of the of the Sporades, where he bought…

Sissela Bok Biography

Sissela Bok(Sissela Myrdal)writer, philosopher, educatorBorn: 12/2/1934Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden Bok's belief in the power of individuals to improve their own circumstances can be traced…

The Devil's Dictionary: Inferiae

by Ambrose Bierce INFANCYINFIDELINFERIAE -,n. [Latin] Among the Greeks and Romans, sacrifices for propitation of the Dii Manes, or souls of the dead heroes; for the pious ancients could not…

Latin and Greek Word Elements

Latin Roots, Prefixes, and SuffixesGreek Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes English is a living language, and it is growing all the time. One way that new words come into the language is when…

Runyonese

The Question: What dialect are the characters in Guys and Dolls speaking? The Answer: "Runyonese." Guys and Dolls, a musical and motion picture, is based on the book of the same name by Damon…

Michael Apted Biography

Michael Apted director, producerBorn: 2/10/1941Birthplace: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England   Earning critical acclaim for his films Agatha (1979) and Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), he later…

U.S. Societies & Associations (K)

Kiwanis International (1915): 3636 Woodview Trace, Indianapolis, Ind. 46268. 316,000. Phone: (317) 875-8755. email: kiwanismail@kiwanis.org. www.kiwanis.org. Knights of Columbus (1852): One…

Landscape Designer

Anonymous Tell us about your work---what do you do? I am a Landscape Designer . I work in a Landscape Architectural firm, which employs 5…

Coleridge: Work without Hope, Notes

Youth and AgeEpitaphWork without Hope Lines Composed 21st February 1827 All Nature seems at work. Slugs leave their lair— The bees are stirring—birds are on the wing— And Winter…